Research Led. Coach Built. Player Focused.

Tennis Coach Education That Actually Transfers to Matches

I help tennis coaches design match-representative practices so their players perform under pressure.

Build better players, better programmes and better coaches through modern practice design, ecological dynamics and real-world coach education.

25+Years coaching experience
GlobalCoach education audience
ED/CLAApplied modern coaching
Steve Whelan delivering tennis coach education focused on ecological dynamics and practice design
Modern Tennis Coach Education
Stop collecting drills. Start designing environments that shape better decisions.
The Coaching Problem

Players can look great in practice and still struggle in matches.

That is not always a player problem. It is often a practice design problem.

When sessions remove opponents, pressure, consequences, decision-making and relevant information, players are not being prepared for the game they actually have to play.

Tennis coach giving instruction to junior players at the net with players standing still demonstrating traditional coaching methods with limited decision making
The problem is not effort. It is design.
Authority Through Application

Where research meets real-world tennis coaching.

My Tennis Coaching sits at the intersection of ecological dynamics, practical coaching, coach education and player development. The goal is simple: help coaches understand how learning really happens and design practices that actually transfer.

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Research-Led

Grounded in ecological dynamics, constraints-led coaching, affordances and representative learning design.

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Coach-Built

Developed through more than two decades of coaching, mentoring, tutoring and testing ideas on court.

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Player-Focused

Designed to help players solve problems, adapt under pressure and transfer learning into competition.

The Adaptable Player Method

A practical framework for tennis practice design.

Practice Design

Create representative learning environments with clear intentions, realistic information and meaningful consequences.

Coach’s Eye

Learn what to observe, when to intervene and how to adapt constraints without over-coaching the player.

Player Review

Help players reflect on decisions, intentions and behaviours so learning becomes more independent and match-ready.

My Tennis Coaching Academy platform for tennis coach education focused on practice design and ecological dynamics
Academy Platform
Practice Design • Coach Development • Match Transfer
My Tennis Coach Academy

The system that turns practice into match performance.

The Academy gives you a clear, practical framework to design sessions that actually transfer. No more guessing. No more copying random drills. Just better coaching decisions and better player outcomes.

Practice Design Library

Practical session ideas built around real coaching problems.

Monthly Webinars

Live coach education, and new resources every month inside the Academy.

Coach Community

A learning pathway for coaches who want support, clarity and accountability.

From just £99.97 per year — includes webinars, resources, coaching support and member access.

Work With Me

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Newsletter

Weekly coaching insights, research reflections and practice design ideas.

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Courses

Structured online training to help you move from drills to better practice design.

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Academy

Annual membership with webinars, practice designs, community and support.

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Work With Me

Book 1:1 mentoring or bring me in to support your coaching team..

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Watch & Listen

Go deeper through videos, podcasts and coaching insights.

Explore long-form coaching breakdowns, ecological dynamics discussions, practice design analysis and interviews created for tennis coaches who want to think differently.

Start Building Better Coaching Environments

Better players. Better programmes. Better coaches.

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